Congressman Mike Rogers held several meetings recently with small business owners and health care professionals across East Alabama. These groups all shared their concerns with Rogers over the devastating effects Obamacare is having on their employees, patients and the economy in general.

“Obamacare is an unworkable law which I have strongly opposed from the beginning. It is hurting folks across East Alabama, forcing families into health care plans that are more expensive with less choice and fewer doctors,” Rogers said.

In Sylacauga, Rogers met with hospital executives from across East Alabama. Officials present expressed their ongoing concerns about the financial health of their rural health care facilities. In Auburn, Rogers met with small business owners. Obamacare mandates that companies over 50 employees provide coverage to their employees, and the entrepreneurs present cited the mandate as a costly regulation that discourages investment and hiring.

Rogers says the law as written won’t work and has voted over 40 times to defund, delay or repeal it.

Recently, Rogers voted for two bills to help rein in Obamacare. H.R. 3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014, would require individuals to be notified of security breaches of their personal information under the Federal or state exchanges. In addition, Rogers supported H.R. 3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, which would expand the information provided to the public related to health care exchanges.

“It is so important to hear firsthand from real people about the challenges imposed upon them from Washington bureaucrats. I will continue doing all I can to help rein in this costly, burdensome law,” Rogers added.

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